The Bradley Manning Nobel prize nomination letter

Birgitta Jónsdóttir posted on her blog the letter which she and her friends in The Movement and Pirate Party sent to the Nobel committee, nominating Bradley Manning for the prize

Our letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee

Two sentences caught my eye:

(1) "... The documents made public by WikiLeaks should never have been kept from public scrutiny ..."

Hmm ... Manning released about 250K US diplomatic cables. Most nations don't want their diplomatic correspondence read by outsiders, but these folk seem to believe the diplomatic pouch has no place in the world today. Soooo ... are Jónsdóttir, Tryggvadóttir, and Saari ensuring everyone around the world can read Iceland's diplomatic correspondence, and are Engström and Andersdottir ensuring that everyone around the world can read Sweden's diplomatic correspondence? Should I be shocked and surprised to learn that Iceland and Sweden still believe in the diplomatic pouch?

(1) "... We can already be reasonably certain that Bradley Manning will not have a fair trial ..."

Yeah, well, um .. Manning just pleaded guilty to a shizzload this week, without any promises from the prosecution. And he waived his right to a jury trial some time ago, opting instead simply to leave himself at the mercy of the judge. He must think his chances with the judge better than his chances with a jury; if there were any intent by command to deny him a fair trial, then command could certainly more easily influence one person thanseveral